David Cross is an employment and labour lawyer based in Sydney. He is experienced in all aspects of the employment relationship, including drafting and negotiating contracts of employment, advising on workplace restructures and other corporate transactions, employee and executive remuneration and benefits, performance management and disciplinary issues.

David regularly advises on the employment aspects of mergers/acquisitions, outsourcing/insourcing and business restructuring/closure, including the legislative transfer of employment rules.

He has acted in many large proceedings that have involved difficult employment law issues, and test cases that have resolved the meaning of key provisions within the legislation and industrial instruments.